AuthorTopic: Neil Aspinall Is Ill - R.I.P. (Read 7396 times)

neil had a thankless job...his stress levels had to be unbelievable back in the day from fathering pete bests' brother roag to deciding wether or not to stay in the beatles camp after them sacking his buddy pete like that or that endless hectic touring schedule or procuring some odd fancy one might need at 3 am.....i wonder if mona chided on him for staying at all...rest easily neil your journey on this road has ended but you drove us so far,now relax and we'll drive the rest of the way for you.....

I was shocked to open the Globe and Mail today and find him in the Obituary section as like many people here I never even knew he was sick. Thank you very much Mr. Aspinall for keeping the Beatles image alive and if it wasn't for your effort and hard work then the Beatles Anthology may never have seen the light of day. Rest In Peace Sir with Stu, Brian, Mal, John and George.

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I had no idea about this, or even that he was ill until just the other day. It's really a shame that he was so young...rest in peace to a great man who all of his friends and family will think of with fond memories.

The Beatles were really lucky in some ways with respect to their inner circle; people like Brian Epstein, Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, and George Martin were genuinely decent people who had their interests at heart. Other bands were not nearly so lucky.

All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007<br />

I'm new to the board. A good friend told me about it and after viewing it several times, this seems to be a very nice Beatles' forum. And I still can't believe my beloved Neil is gone. Has anyone out there seen any pictures of his widow, Suzy, or of his children??? The press was interested in only Yoko, Stella, Sir George, Olivia, etc, but not of Neil's immediate family.

I guess they.........the press..........don't know what Roag looks like. I do. But I wonder what Suzy looks like nowadays. I've got a picture from an old 60's magazine when she and Neil were married, and that's about it.

Thank you for posting these great press pics. I particularly loved the one of Pete. It made me feel so sad for him, and gave me a turn as well, as he looks exactly the same as when I met him last fall, and here he is in the news. It just... made it feel more personal to me.

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The press was interested in only Yoko, Stella, Sir George, Olivia, etc, but not of Neil's immediate family.

This might actually be preferred by his family. I hope so, anyway.

Welcome to the boards, Aspinall_lover!

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All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007<br />